USS Park County LST 1077
A special thanks to all those who have contributed pictures, stories and remembrances of the USS Park County, LST 1077
Park County related photos,
articles and stories

New! USS Sutter County line drawings of Main Deck, Second Deck and Third Deck contributed by Mike Chambers.



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Park County Reunion Held July 2009!

See who attended the reunion in Indianapolis!

The USS Park, Litchfield and Sutter County reunion has been held and was a huge success! Well over 150 people joined with their shipmates and guests for three days of activities including a visit to LST 325 in Evansville Indiana. Also included was a visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and walking tours of various sites and monuments in the beautiful downtown Indianapolis area.

The next reunion has been set for Portland Oregon in the summer of 2011.

If you have reunion photos you are willing to share please send them to me at the email address listed in the roster sent to you before the reunion, or submit an inquiry at the "webmaster" link below and I'll reply with instructions for sending the photos either via email or snail mail. Be sure to include your email address or phone number in the contact form.

Many thanks to all those who worked to make the reunion possible and of course to everyone who attended.

Alan Sandoval
Mike Kempf

Questions concerning the 2009 reunion may be directed to Mike Kempf by phone at 317 490-4229, or by email at m.w.kempf@sbcglobal.net.

Park County News and Information

USS Park County, LST 1077 was commissioned in May, 1945. Park County saw service in WWII, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Here you will find many stories, photographs and articles contributed by sailors who manned the Park County during her various services in the United States Navy.

Reunion Dates Changed!
Next reunion scheduled for July 20th - 24th, 2011.

Due to scheduling conflicts with the host hotel the dates have been pushed back one week!

We have chosen a hotel for our upcoming July 2011 USS Park, USS Sutter, & USS Litchfield County Reunion. The contract will be signed with the Embassy Suites. The hotel is located at the Portland International Airport, with shuttle service to and from the hotel. The hotel is quiet, located near Portland's newest 800,000 sq ft Cascade Station Shopping Cente and within 1 block of our MAX Light Rail sytem for easy access, at minimal cost (about $2) to and from greater downtown Portland and metro areas. The MAX light rail runs throughout the Portland area which allows for on-your-own- vists to the Japanese Gardens, the famous Portland Rose Garden, the Living Viet Nam Memorial, the Portland Seawall, walks along the waterfront promenade, Oregon Forestry Center, Portland Zoo, the famous Saturday Market, plus much more.

Rooms have been negotiated down to $109.00 with a 12.5% service fee. No sales tax in Oregon. All rooms are two-room suites with either a single King or two Double beds. Each room has a microwave, 2 TV's, refrigerator and coffee maker, pull out sleeper couch. In addition to the reduced room rate, we will receive (for registered hotel guests), a complete cook-to-order breakfast daily M-F 6am-9 am and 7:30 am-10:30 am S/S and complimentary evening reception, nightly from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm with snacks, beer and wine.

For those who wish to participate on Thursday, July 14th, we are meeting with the City of Portland Travel and Tourism to offer day long tours to include either the Northern Oregon Coast line, the Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls and Mt Hood Loop, a Wine tour of the Oregon Countryside, Portland's Microbreweries, the Lewis & Clark on the Lower Columbia Tour, with many others to consider.

And for those who wish to stay over on Sunday, July 17th, we will schedule a Brunch Excursion on the Cnetury old Mt Hood Railroad (you're wives will love this!!!) Here you can enjoy a fabulous brunch menu, a you take the breathtaking train ride at the base of Mt Hood (with Mt Adams as a dramatic backdrop), with vistas of meadows, orchard lands and vineyards - update info to follow. Menus for Friday "Captain's Night" and the Saturday Banquet are still in the planning mode, more info to follow.

The 2011 reunion is being organized by George and CJ Lyngheim, they can be reached at:
lstreunion2011@gmail.com

PTF Nasty and Mobile Support Team Info

Naval Advisory Detachment information and links

USNAD was supported by the Mobile Support Team, based at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA. NAD conducted clandestine operations in the waters of Vietnam from a base in Danang. The main craft used in these operations was the Norweigan designed 80' PT boat named "Tjeld", translated to "Nasty". The US Navy designation of these boats is PTF-Nasty.

NAD and PTF links, photos and stories

Contact Webmaster Alan Sandoval

USS Litchfield County Web Site

NEW!

COMPLETE (as humanly possible) list of all crew members who served aboard USS Park County. If you have any additions/corrections please contact Mike Kempf at the link on the left side of this page.

New!  MANY photos of all the reunion activities posted by Mike Kempf.

Text of the speech COMLANSHIPRON 3 Commander Orvis delivered at the reunion.

Bill Jackson photo gallery (posted Nov. 18th 2009)

Don Ruff photo gallery

Norris Hutton photo gallery

Glynn Q. Lane Jr., Captain of the USS Park County beginning in July, 1968 passed away on Friday, May 27th 2005